Penn State Nittany Lions

On Jan. 26, the Johns Hopkins men's lacrosse program learned about the death of freshman defenseman Jeremy Huber from complications associated with pneumonia and flu. The weight of the tragedy contributed to the team's 4-6 start, but coach Dave Pietramala and the Blue Jays bounced back to grab a share of the Big Ten Conference regular-season title and capture the Big Ten tournament championship. They eventually advanced to their first national semifinal appearance since 2008 before falling to Maryland. On June 12, Penn State redshirt sophomore goalkeeper Connor Darcey died in a car accident in Boston. Darcey started every game in 2015, allowed 10.07 games per game, recorded a...

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